Imaging Nanometer Phase Coexistence at Defects During the Insulator−Metal Phase Transformation in VO2 Thin Films by Resonant Soft X‑ray Holography
We use resonant soft X-ray holography to image the insulator−metal phase transition in vanadium dioxide with element and polarization specificity and nanometer spatial resolution. We observe that nanoscale inhomogeneity in the film results in spatial-dependent transition pathways between the insulat...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/117423 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/117423 https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00458 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Holography holography Holografia Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física |
| Sumario: | We use resonant soft X-ray holography to image the insulator−metal phase transition in vanadium dioxide with element and polarization specificity and nanometer spatial resolution. We observe that nanoscale inhomogeneity in the film results in spatial-dependent transition pathways between the insulating and metallic states. Additional nanoscale phases form in the vicinity of defects which are not apparent in the initial or final states of the system, which would be missed in area-integrated X-ray absorption measurements. These intermediate phases are vital to understand the phase transition in VO2, and our results demonstrate how resonant imaging can be used to understand the electronic properties of phase-separated correlated materials obtained by X-ray absorption. |
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